Necktie



arch 23, 1937.

A, HEDIGER NECKTIE Filed Spt. 7, 1935 Patented Mar. 23, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application September 7, 1935, Serial No. 39,651 In Switzerland February 19, 1935 1 Claim.

The subject of the present invention is a necktie with a knot which is looped in the manner of the ties which are knotted by the wearer.

The knotting of ties knotted by the wearer always requires a certain amount of skill and time. On the other hand these ties knotted by the wearer are frequently preferred to ties which are secured to a rigid holder. In order to combine the good appearance of a tie knotted by the wearer and simultaneously a conivenient and rapid application of the tie there is provided, according to the invention, in the knot of the tie a guide into which the free end of the tie can be passed. This end is then firmly seated without any further securing means so that the tie retains its position on the collar when being worn.

In the drawing, Figs. 1 to 10 show diagrammatically steps necessary to produce the tie.

Fig. 11 is a front view of the finished knot.

Fig. 12 is a rear elevation of the same.

In the drawing like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the figures. In making up the tie shown, the tie is first folded substantially at the middle thereof, as shown in Fig. 1. The

part i3 is then folded forwardly as in Fig. 2 and then around the back until it again projects to the left as in Fig. 3. The part I4 is then folded backwardly as shown in Fig. 4 and then forwardly as in Fig. 5. The part i4 is now wound spirally around the knot part thus formed, see Fig. 6.

The upper part of the knot is then folded downwardly in the direction of the arrow until it bears against the lower knot part (Fig. 7). In this position the knot, which has not yet been completed, is secured by stitches Ill. The free part i4 is now passed somewhat rearwardly and at an angle upwardly at the right as shown in Fig. 8. The part it is then folded forwardly (Fig. 9) and then rearwardly and upwardly at the left (Fig 10). Finally the part I3 is as usual placed at the front over the knot and behind the front horizontally disposed part of the tie and pulled downwardly, thus forming the normal knot (Fig. 11). As shown in the rear view of the knot in Fig. 12, the knot is also secured by stitches 20. The narrow free end [4, after having been passed around the neck of the wearer, is inserted at 2| (Fig. 11) through the knot.

The example of construction shown in the drawing produces an elegant knot which is arched on the front side and continuously retains this shape, without the use of any shaping member.

What I claim is:-

A necktie with a knot of the type as formed by the wearer, consisting of a strip of material and a guide formed at the knot at the middle of the strip, said guide being adapted to receive the free end of the strip after it has been passed around the neck of the wearer, the portion of the strip above the guide being wound spirally upon itself, while the middle portion is repeatedly wound upon itself so as to constitute a stiff core, the spirally wound portion being bent so that it lies adjacent said core, stitching securing the spirally wound portion to the stiff core, the strip being wound around the two secured portions to complete the knot.

ARTHUR HEDIGER. 

